Supersedes #30910

Since the Query Loop block landed back in WordPress 5.8 and even before, numerous feedback and feature requests have been received.

The Query Loop block is such a powerful site-building tool that striking a balance between functionality and usability is critical. Therefore, ensuring optimal insertion flows and editing experience should be prioritized and considered when adding new features.

Also, leveraging block variations to consolidate similar blocks into the Query Loop will increase code reusability while improving those blocks.

High priority

Consolidating block variations

• Refine the Posts List block #32268
• Consolidating the Query Loop block, Latest Posts block and Post Lists block  #32332
• Dynamically generate Query variations for registered post types #40941
• [Query Loop]: Improve block variations in blocks with pattern setup flow #42533

Insertion workflows

• Improving intuition of the 'Query' pattern category #43427 ⚠️
• Do not allow placement of Query Loop inside Post Content #40944 (depends on Refine the Posts List block #32268 and Dynamically generate Query variations for registered post types #40941)
• Hide the Query Loop block from the inserter #37081

Editing experience

• Query Loop block: improve setup state #33202
• Display block placeholder treatments consistently when editing templates in the site editor #37883
• Highlight equivalent blocks in query #30529
• Query Loop does not include private posts #38688
• Query Block: select from a list for categories #31112
• Query block: Toolbar control revisions #25198
• Improve the Query Loop block display settings labels. #65524
• Query Loop: Make users aware that Query Loop might be overriding "Posts per page" setting #64527

Bugs

• Query in front-page template should respect homepage settings #42554 ⚠️

Normal priority

Layouts

• Query Loop: Add "Stack On Mobile" toggle for Grid View #34145
• [Query Block] Add a Masonry layout option #39280
• Display Posts in Carousel (Query Loop?) #25501
• Display Posts in Slider (Query Loop?) #25502
• Display Posts in Sortable Table #25503
• Display Posts as Inline List #25505

Design & Styling

• Query Loop block: Add the following panels - Dimensions and Border #39380
• Make .wp-block-post stylable via theme.json #39599

WP_Query parity, functionality enhancements and other settings

• Missing Query block functionality #24934
• Sticky Posts not sticking #38979
• [Query Block] Add a Masonry layout option #39280
• Query Loop block does not display search results in order of relevance #39285
• Query Loop Block: Adding Multiple Query Loop Blocks with the option to not repeat posts already shown by previous Query Loop on same page #40903
• Make Query block respect perPage option when sticky posts exist #41184
• Query block: is not respecting perPage attribute in inherited context #40996
• Add Random to Order by options in Query Loop Block #40481
• Query loop addition: sibling post/page (omit current post-id) #39192
• Query terms by slug #36785
• Add applyFilters to the Query Block query. #34201
• Add ability to omit the current post from a Query Loop's posts #42810

Performance

• Feature: "Query Loop Block" - "Eager Load" option for "Post" & "Post Meta / Images" (SQL N+1 Query Problem) #41075